'Brave New World' and the flight from God

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Aldous Huxley's 'Brave New World' warns of a society moving towards a soulless utilitarian existence as man ignores the path of God and self-transcendence. The beliefs shaping thought and conduct are changing. Progress of science and technology is obviating self-restraint that is necessary for human dignity and proper living. Leisure pursuits are replacing goals, such as pleasing God and living morally. Religion and culture are also suffering distortion. Cultivating qualities such as beauty, love, heroism, pain, suffering, and death are the ways to achieve self-transcendence.

Associations, Portrayals, Criticism and interpretation, Societies, Huxley, Aldous, Brave New World (Novel)

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Russel Kirk's political economy

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Economist Russel Kirk believed that the economic problem is ultimately a religious problem. This stemmed from his thoughts on transcendent reality and his rejection of economic utopias. Pursuit of utopia, he thought, most often diverted faith and devotion which belong to God and religion to ideologies which border on fanaticism. Kirk was repelled by the worship of affluence and materialism and he rejected redistribution of wealth and egalitarianism. He believed that true economic progress must come from moral goodness and order of the soul.

Economics, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Ethical aspects, Kirk, Russel

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Thank You, Tommy

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The selection of the British soldier, or Tommy, as a personal hero is described. There is a psychological, even spiritual, need for heroes as we strive to overcome the constraints of the physical world, and the noble, gallant British soldier seemed the ideal choice. British soldiers, throughout history, have been examples of loyalty, courage, patience, cheerfulness, perseverance, and reverence for women. Such virtues inspired a dogged and enduring spirit in a childhood much in need of inspiration.

Psychological aspects, Personal narratives, Appreciation, Soldiers, Heroes, Heroic virtue

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